Substacks recommended by Sandra Ann Miller

Recommended by Sandra Ann Miller

Essays, interviews, news, and reviews all about parent, child, and sibling estrangement with a focus on understanding, not blame.

Weirder Together with Ben Lee & Ione Skye

Join our fun, cozy, creative world of podcasts, music, film, art, friends, making stuff, curating stuff, debating stuff, celebrating stuff we love.

Lit*er*al*ly, Ororo

By Ororo Munroe

Words are my LURVE language. So, I'm sharing them with you. Lit*er*al*ly.

Always honest. Truly funny. She is lit*er*al*ly unique. xo

- Sandra Ann Miller

Disability & Determination

By Jackie

Once upon a time there lived a disabled forty-something trying to maneuver mental health, relationships, a global pandemic, getting older, and day-to-day life. This is her story...

Strong Process

By Rachele Pojednic

The latest nutrition, exercise, fitness and health research. No hype, just science.

unflattering

By dacy gillespie

A newsletter about letting go of what we've been told we *should* wear so that we can discover our own authentic personal style from an anti-diet and weight inclusive personal stylist.

The Thought Garden

By Sana Sparks

The publication was originally called Tongo Ni, for my zen name. I have now expanded my beliefs and will not carry any religious name at all. This is a place to grow many thoughts.

KNOCK IT OFF

By Bethany Bell & Kara Wood

“Knock it off!” Our Dad‘s go-to phrase when we were pushing the bounds of his patience. Subscribe for our thoughts about life, motherhood, and our satirical takes on current trends & events. By Bethany Bell & Kara Wood: Sisters, Mothers, Suburbia Livers.

Good Footprints

By Jennifer Koskinen

musings at the crossroads of curiosity, creativity and sustainability.

Lonely Robot Theme

A cultural exploration of loneliness.

Anna Writes Stuff

By Anna Rosenblum Palmer

This blog is to literature as Chipotle is to fine dining. So grab a fork or use your fingers and laugh and cry with me.

Anna's writing is entertaining and insightful. Be prepared to crack a grin.

- Sandra Ann Miller

Good Humor

Humor essays, interviews with Funny AF Women and comedy videos from an empty nester mom still waiting for her kids to text her back.

My Renaissance Life

By Kim Van Bruggen

Explore reinvention, renewal, and growth with curiosity, humour, and a hint of attitude with a recovering CEO.

THE EMPRESS

By The Empress

Dedicated to the art and science of midlife women thriving, THE EMPRESS brings content, community, and agency to millions of menopausal women through our networks of networks and deep partnerships with cultural changemakers.

Breakfast Club

By Maddie Burton

A newsletter about pastries with a side of personal growth, from an ex-financial planner turned baker.

Maddie is a wonderful writer who shares her wise and witty insights on money and life, both of which can truly be uncooperative from time to time. xo

- Sandra Ann Miller

Letters from a Muslim Woman

By Noha Beshir

Dispatches from one woman's life as a Western Muslim told through the lens of mental health, faith, and the multi-generational immigrant experience.

Food Processing

By carla lalli music

We love fat in this house.

Carla taught me how to spatchcock. Do you need more of a recommendation than that?

- Sandra Ann Miller

Still Space with Sian Clifford

A quiet corner of the internet to get contemplative about all of the things: creativity, culture and the arts, conscious living and life's biggest questions. By BAFTA winning actress, Sian Clifford

Hello, Adversity

By Chris Anselmo

A newsletter about how to face life’s storms with confidence, courage, and hope. Each week, I share actionable strategies to help you keep going in tough times. No fluff. No false optimism. Only what works.

Chris is a great read, giving wonderful insight, wit and wisdom in his writing. Adversity is/can feel limiting; it's also the seed of growth and resilience. Chris reminds us of that. xo

- Sandra Ann Miller

Annie’s Newsletter

By Annie Zaleski’s Newsletter

Music musings with a personal twist

Hot Dish with Sohla

By It's Sohla

New exclusive recipes every month! Featuring fun tips on how to riff and deep dives into culinary techniques—so you can be a boss in your kitchen.

ADHD Made Me Do It

By Asmita Puri

A newsletter dedicated to exploring the challenges and triumphs of living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). My ADHD brain and its hyper-fixations run this show.

The Luminist

By Sue

Shining a light on death, grief, and loss to help us console better, suffer less, and live more vibrant lives.

Sue has the courage to write about what we can gain from grief instead of focusing solely on the loss, and that is a conversation that is so needed.

- Sandra Ann Miller

are you mad at me?

By New post new post new post

✩‧˚₊ and life’s other mysteries ₊˚‧✩

Weaponized

By Dr. Caroline Orr Bueno

Dispatches from the frontlines of the information war, where I’ll break down the latest in disinformation, deception, and the dark side of technology.

Caroline is so damned smart! She helped keep me sane on Twitter and I'm so glad she's here. She should be required reading/following/subscribing for anyone who wants to be wiser about the internet/social media.

- Sandra Ann Miller

Badreads

By Lauren Hough

Essays, bad jokes, rants, and unsolicited advice from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Hough, and a dog named Woody Guthrie.

gotham girl

By Alisa Kennedy Jones

gotham girl is a reader-supported newsletter for inquisitive readers from bestselling author Alisa Kennedy Jones. "One of America’s funniest, most singular voices on Substack" — The New York Times

The Ladybird Purse • Talk Money to Me

By Keris Fox

Open and honest conversations about money for women, creatives, freelancers and more.

The Magic Hour

By Caroline Donofrio

A celebration of being human.

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

LIVING SMALL

By Laura Fenton

A home & garden newsletter about small spaces, sustainable living, and all the joys (and pains!) of living with less from Laura Fenton, the author of The Little Book of Living Small.

Entering The Lung

By Neko Case

Who are Nature?

The View From Down Here

By Lucy Webster

What's it *really* like to be disabled? How can you fight ableism? A newsletter aiming to demystify disability through personal stories and observations, from journalist and card-carrying disabled woman Lucy Webster